
Senators introduce African American history bill
A group of senators have introduced the bipartisan 400 Years of African American History Act.

A group of senators have introduced the bipartisan 400 Years of African American History Act.

Gov. McAuliffe announced $700K in Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund grants.

A Senate bill would automatically restore the rights of non-violent felons while stripping the governor’s power to restore rights on a case-by-case basis.

This morning, Senator Rosalyn Dance’s (D-Petersburg) “ban the box” bill, SB 1171, passed the Virginia Senate on a 22-17 vote.

Senator Scott Surovell’s SB 1126, which aims to regulate online consumer finance companies, passed the Senate on Tuesday.

A Senate committee failed to pass two measures that would have seen an increase in Virginia’s minimum wage.

The following schedule is for college football games for the dates of Dec. 22-28, 2016. Compiled by the National Football Foundation.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) voted in favor of final passage for S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the first five recipients of the Virginia Affordable Pathways Partnership Grants.

Virginia has been awarded $270,553 in federal grants to help protect and preserve almost 200 acres of Civil War battlefields across the Commonwealth.
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